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This picture has 13 women, 8 of whom are our founding members.
The first chapter (the Alpha chapter) of Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898 at Longwood Normal School in Farmville, Virgina. Eight women, Sallie Michie, Martha Trent Featherstone, Margaret Batten, Isabelle Merrick, Louise Davis, Lelia Scott, Lucy Wright, and Elizabeth Watkins, conducted the first meetings of the S.S.S. Club in 1897. This circle of friendship at the Normal School between the eight founding sisters was the beginning of an organization which has spread to more than 170 colleges and universities and created a circle of friendship between thousands of women.
The Zeta Chi chapter of Coastal Carolina University was installed on February 8, 1997, with 20 dedicated charter members. Because of their hard work and leadership, the Zeta Chi chapter has over 200 present members and alumna. Zeta Chi is excited about a wonderful 10 years on Coastal Carolina University's campus and we look forward to many many more fabulous years to come!!!
Our Mission Statement: Sigma Sigma Sigma promotes a perpetual bond of friendship, develops strong womanly character, and inspires high standards of ethical conduct.
Like many organizations, Tri-Sigma has many symbols that have special meaning to the organization.
* Our national symbols are the sailboat which means "continual forward motion"  and the skull and cross bones which means "faithful unto death" 
* Our local symbol for the Zeta Chi chapter is the butterfly.
* Our flower is the purple violet. 
* Our jewel is the pearl.
* Our colors are royal purple and white and our accent color is gray.
* Our motto is "Faithful Unto Death"
* Our Coat of Arms 
The Sigma Sigma Sigma headquarters are located at the Mabel Lee Walton house in Woodstock, Virgina. Mabel Lee Walton was a member of the Gamma chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma located at Randolph-Macon Woman's College and was the third National President. Mabel Lee Walton dedicated sixty-seven years of service to the sorority and when the home was purchased in 1963, it was rightfully named in her honor. The headquarters, consisting of 16 rooms, accommodate the Executive Office, visiting Sigmas, Executive Council meetings, Leadership workshops, Collegiate Advisory Board meetings, chapter visitations, and other special gatherings.
Tri-Sigma's national philanthropy, the Robbie Page Memorial, was established soon after the son of the sorority's fourth national president died from bulbar polio at the age of five in September 1951. The Robbie Page Memorial and the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation support play therapy programs for hospitalized children at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill and Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. The little boy who once said, "I want to have all my birthdays right now so I can grow up and help people," has truly helped thousands of children through play therapy programs and medical research over the last 50 years.
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